I have to admit that I’m a bit worried by these song samples. Despite everything I’ve read, this album just sounds like it’s going to be very dull. With the exception of “The Termination Proclamation” and the title track, every song felt like something from Dead Heart in a Dead World (an album that I’m not a huge fan of). Worse, it sounded more tame and generic than that album did. You’d have to go all the way back to their debut to find something as lifeless. I hope I’m wrong because 30 second samples definitely aren’t the whole story, but this has definitely dampened my enthusiasm for this release.

@Metalstyles: With a name like yours it should be required that you own two of Nevermore's albums: "The Politics of Ecstasy" and "This Godless Endeavor". This one, I'm definitely going to have to wait until the full album drops to make a choice.

I have been looking forward to this release for quite some time, because everything Nevermore has done, with the exception of Enemies of Reality and the s/t, has been brilliant. But, this curbed my enthusiasm more than i wanted it to.

Is it a bad thing that Jeff Loomis's solo album sounds miles ahead of this?